How do you handle people you don't like

United States
January 25, 2010 1:37am CST
Everyone has people around them that they don't like. The choice you have to make is how you handle these kind of people. The most common reason I personally find people to be obnoxious is arrogance the area I live and the activities I take part in usually have alot of arrogant and cocky people around. The best way I find to handle these people is to not give them the attention they desire. If they try to put me down in anyway I have the confidence to not allow it to bother me. My favorite thing to do to handle these kind of people is to follow the old saying "actions speak louder than words" nobody can tell what you have and haven't done, showing your potential without being cocky or arrogant is a great way to put these people in their place what kind of people get on your nerves and how do you handle them?
29 responses
@iris31 (16)
25 Jan 10
How do I handle people I don't like? I will whispered them frankly saying, "I DON'T LIKE YOU"
@robertx (150)
• Romania
25 Jan 10
You do a ghostly whisperer or a piratey one? I don't think such thing should be whispered, in the first place. It could also bring you a lot of trouble, simply because the one hearing it won't like it. And if its kept to whispers nobody else but you two would know it either. Plus others might help you get rid of pests if you can't do so on your own. Thus if you are gonna say it, I'd say it out loud, for everyone to know and notice. But I wouldn't do an Arnold impersonation either: "I don't like you, I'll be back"...
@lbbaby (489)
• China
25 Jan 10
Well, my attitute is that I will not attack until I am attacked. To people I don't like I would still say hello to them, but I would keep a distanse with them. And we are not friends, just classmates, schoolmates, or a person I know his/her name.
• United States
28 Jan 10
i tend to take this approach sometimes, just to avoid looking like the "bad guy" in the situation, that is a good rule to go by though
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
I just act very civil to them and never get affected by their differences with my own beliefs and sometimes i choose to ignore them just to avoid being worried most of the times. I choose to have fun and associate myself to those people whom i feel very comfortable with whom shares the same interest as i have so their is little friction or contradiction.
• India
26 Jan 10
I try to keep myself away from such peoples I do not like however it is not always possible to make yourself away. I have my friends whom I love and trust, do not need any distraction from such peoples. I do not give them too much importance, sometime even they do not get deserving importance. I do not like peoples taking part in your personal stuff out of limit, its fine till the limit is maintained, otherwise its tough for me tolerate the persons involvement. The result may be not so good for either person. I try to love all with a distance and maintain relations as much as possible. Love all is the mantra, if not do not hate :)
• China
26 Jan 10
It's very hard to deal with people you don't like, especially when you have to work wih him/her. I've had this kind of person in company,so everytime when I have something to inform him about work in company, I just convey him by using E-mail in stead of talking in front of him,although he sits nearby me.Ha~ that's useful,we avoid frustration by each other.
• China
26 Jan 10
I really dislike people who are arrogant, who think they are always they are right, who always think she/he has better background than you. To these people, I am usually not cater to them and do myself and do what I think correct.
@kquiming (2997)
• Philippines
25 Jan 10
Same with you. I kind of expect it anyway that not everyone that i like will like me back and vise versa. So it's only fair. It might hurt a bit, but that's just it, it hurts only a little (I mean when the situation is the other way around - me not being liked by others).
• Indonesia
26 Jan 10
yes, I either don't like arrogant people, seems like they consider other person to be less talented, less smart than they are. Some of them have bad manners, rude words an so on. But some of them are considered to be very polite, but you can see arrogant mind from their gesture. However, this is their right and they will harvest things equal to their act. For me I didn't say any sarcastic words or show any gesture against them, because this is what they want, to be recognized, to make them feel exist. I only don't take much conversation with them, don't get involved in any activity with them privately. Sometimes if they say something I don't like, I just smile politely and leave them. Well, maybe , somehow, some people don't like me too. You can't expect you are everyone's sweetheart anyway.
@singuri (571)
• India
26 Jan 10
Just ignore them.Don't be arrogant.If you are in a situation that you have to get adjusted then be pleasant with them and just talk with them smoothly without any smile and just be professional.No need to do some actions to handle those people.If you don't like others then automatically others will know that you don't like them.Your behavior speaks.
• United States
26 Jan 10
It depends on what it is I dislike about them. Sometimes it's something stupid, like they have an odd personality trait I don't like. Then I try to ignore it and befriend them anyway. If it's something serious, like arrogance, I try not to make a big deal out of it (in my mind, I try to ignore it). If I think about it too much, when it happens again, Ill recognize it faster. Which is not what I want! lol
@Logan3745 (302)
• United States
26 Jan 10
i insult them or say something smart.
@faimei (127)
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
Hi swanny686. Yes, these people you don't like usually makes way to get in to your attention. But like you I don't mind them. I act as if they do not really exist and if I need to come in contact with them I make it as professional as possible so that we can work it out. I try to let them see me work at the same time showing them how people should act and not stoop down to people like them. They are just too insecure.
• China
26 Jan 10
Try my best to friendly with them. But if they always saying something you dont like to hear or ignore you exist.maybe I will talk to them and then treat them as stranger.
@SteveJi (78)
• China
26 Jan 10
I don't like the people who havn't enough family education. But unfortunately, I met this kind people everywhere. The only thing I can do is try my best to avoid seeing them and talking with them. And I will pay more attenttion to my work to let them know what's cultured and professional.
• United States
25 Jan 10
I try to stay away from people that rub me the wrong way, but that's not always possible for instance if you work with them, or they're in your family etc. I choose my words carefully and try to ignore any barbs coming my way that are meant to hurt or start trouble.
• Philippines
25 Jan 10
If the person is rude/ arrogant I will talk to them nicely for them to feel guilty after our conversation.
• Romania
25 Jan 10
You can learn how to deal with people you don't like. 1) Nobody's perfect: Understand that nobody's perfect. We have your own flaws and that doesn't really make us much different from the person we dislike. 2) Focus on the positive: While nobody's perfect,nobody's not without merit either. So one effective way to deal with people you don't like is to focus on their positive traits or deeds. 3) Be nice to them: I know this sounds crazy, but one of the reliable methods on how to deal with people you don't like is by being kind to them. Doing something good for others leaves you with a warm feeling inside.
@rupsyco (38)
• Malaysia
25 Jan 10
Well, I wish we just meet people we don't like only randomly and not in our workplace, school, and even family... :P in this latter cases we need to adapt, if in our family we can afford to shout at them, at times be rude, after all things in that case will get better from your inner side because you release the stress and you feel better, school isn't too bad, if you are going there means you can afford to be immature once in a while get into a fight and feel good about getting manly black eyed with that person (at least for a guy :D ) The workplace is the worse evironment to get a person we don't like because the environment you are, you need to be properly behaved all times (unless you've decided to quit and change carreer, then perhaps you could even moon your boss) and that is often unhealthy meaning that need to be able to handle the stress and focusing it somewhere other than your stomach and into bad habits. Having a good friend at the workplace helps tremendously because it will be the pressure valve to release stress to and probably he/she can share back problems or good funny things about that hated person, and a good laugh about that is always the best.
• United States
25 Jan 10
I tend to try to not set these people off and in turn not set myself off at the same time. Basically I avoid as much interaction with them as possible. I have a few coworkers who are similiar to those described above and if you asked them they would probably say that I am a mute. When in actuality I just really do not want anything to do with them so I choose not to associate myself them.
@AbyssalV (35)
25 Jan 10
Don't try and make them your friend, if you don't like them they obviouslly will never be friends with you. So Ignore them, dismiss them completelly. People that get on my nerves are jocks, nerds, and scene kids.. basically anyone who just not normal and loves themselves or doesn't liek themselves.